There were 800 people signed up for this so I felt pretty good about the results. I was kind of shooting for under 40 mins., but there were some uphill sections in there that didn't show up on the elevation map. They took a little out of me early on. I didn't know if I had it in me or not for the 40 mins., but I felt good with what I was able to do. It was a PR for me. My previous best was 42 and some change at the Butch Cassidy, but that is a much tougher course. I ran with Mark a little bit at the first, and had Mike just ahead of me most of the way. I ran with Mike for the last 1.5 or so, and we kept switching back and forth. He had a nice burst at the finish to go by me. I hit the 5k mark at 19:19 which was a PR for me as well.
I had a nasty side ache just before mile 4 that stayed with me for a couple of miles. I usually don't get those, but that didn't help. At the finish my right calf had a knot in it, but I was able to get a quick deep tissue massage so hopefully that helped. It was a good time overall. Steph ran it with Elaina, and they both did better than what they thought they would do. They both finished well under 1 hour.
TT: 40:31
AP: 6:31
1. 5:57
2. 6:28
3. 6:18
4. 6:45
5. 6:58
6. 6:58
6.2. 6:11 | 